sunip wrote:Hello Priya UthamaBeautiful trees.One feels there is a long bonsai tradition in Indonesia.Sunip

thank you Sunip

as we know, bonsai is an art which is known in the world since long, I think almost all countries have a tradition of bonsai

In fact, Indonesia has a bonsai tradition that is about fifty years old. Great advancements in the art have been accomplished. By studying the PPBI (Perkumpulan Panggemar Bonsai Indonesia), starting from their first publication in 1989, the First ASPAC Album (Bali Indonesia) and every subsequent publication, you will definitely conclude that Indonesia has improoved dramatically, to the point of being able to achieve a purely Indonesian bonsai style. Also, having the late Ismail Saleh (former Indonesian Minister of Justice) played an important role in the development of the art. Sanctioned by the government, bonsai art was promoted as a non-oil export commodity, which served as an economic incentive for Indonesian bonsai artists to better the quality of theri product.

Blessed by being the largest archipelago on earth, Indonesia has volcanic island that home a wide variety of plants, even some that are unknown to modern taxonomists (Example: Gulo Kemantung/Hanging Sugar).

Japanese bonsai master Mr. Shinichi Nakajima and his late father, were regular visitors to Indonesia in the early days. Working with Pinus mercusii (Indonesian Red Pine), Juniperus procumbens, Tamarind and Ficus, these two exemplary masters taught advanced shaping techniques to early bonsai pioneers. After that, the development of bonsai art in Indonesia took its own course. Later, Pemphis acidula (Santigi), Casuarina equisetifolia (Cemara Udang) and Triphasia trifolia (Jeruk Kimkit) became sought after species. In fact, it was in the 1rst ASPAC in Bali that Mr. Nursalim of Tanggerang shocked everyone with his Pemphis acidula bonsai. To some, Mr. Nursalim is considered to be the father of Santigi bonsai in Indonesia.

Bonsai is practiced seriously in Indonesia. Competition has certainly played its role in raising the bar of Indonesian bonsai. There are several bonsai centers in Indonesia, which sell quality trees. Below, some of them:

sunip wrote:Hello Priya UthamaBeautiful trees.One feels there is a long bonsai tradition in Indonesia.Sunip

thank you Sunip

as we know, bonsai is an art which is known in the world since long, I think almost all countries have a tradition of bonsai

In fact, Indonesia has a bonsai tradition that is about fifty years old. Great advancements in the art have been accomplished. By studying the PPBI (Perkumpulan Panggemar Bonsai Indonesia), starting from their first publication in 1989, the First ASPAC Album (Bali Indonesia) and every subsequent publication, you will definitely conclude that Indonesia has improoved dramatically, to the point of being able to achieve a purely Indonesian bonsai style. Also, having the late Ismail Saleh (former Indonesian Minister of Justice) played an important role in the development of the art. Sanctioned by the government, bonsai art was promoted as a non-oil export commodity, which served as an economic incentive for Indonesian bonsai artists to better the quality of theri product.

Blessed by being the largest archipelago on earth, Indonesia has volcanic island that home a wide variety of plants, even some that are unknown to modern taxonomists (Example: Gulo Kemantung/Hanging Sugar).

Japanese bonsai master Mr. Shinichi Nakajima and his late father, were regular visitors to Indonesia in the early days. Working with Pinus mercusii (Indonesian Red Pine), Juniperus procumbens, Tamarind and Ficus, these two exemplary masters taught advanced shaping techniques to early bonsai pioneers. After that, the development of bonsai art in Indonesia took its own course. Later, Pemphis acidula (Santigi), Casuarina equisetifolia (Cemara Udang) and Triphasia trifolia (Jeruk Kimkit) became sought after species. In fact, it was in the 1rst ASPAC in Bali that Mr. Nursalim of Tanggerang shocked everyone with his Pemphis acidula bonsai. To some, Mr. Nursalim is considered to be the father of Santigi bonsai in Indonesia.

Bonsai is practiced seriously in Indonesia. Competition has certainly played its role in raising the bar of Indonesian bonsai. There are several bonsai centers in Indonesia, which sell quality trees. Below, some of them: